Off to College

Always liked coming home sore from work. The ladies like muscles, and muscles likes the ladies.

 

Me too, Saturday was a killer and volunteered to work Monday also.

 

Oh, enjoy, Dave! My nephew started college this year, too. I loved my college experiences - you learn so much about life and who you are.

 

Dude, you could maintain a 2.25 or a 2.5 GPA with a massive hangover all semester long. What are they serving up over there, 3.2 beer?

 

Yeah, but the bear was getting yourself mobile enough to go to those 8AM classes.

 

Yes, I understand that concept completely. Very tough to do, but doable if you keep your head in the game. He just has to be smart about it. Cut off the power drinking by 0100 or so. Choke down a grease burger and fries on the way back to the house and hit the sack. Do your homework or studying before slamming shots. Simple as that. You have to learn how to handle the big things like that. Going to college for 12 years tends to let you pick things up along the way! He has to learn to man up and head out. College ain't just about book learnin'. Glad it's over for me though!

 

It's a different world now then we were college age and the legal drinking age was 18. Drinking at his age, assuming he is under 21, can lead to major problems both with the school and police. Plus when kids under 21 drink these days, they tend to binge drink big time since they figure if they are going to risk it, they might as well go whole hog. I wouldn't be so casual talking about drinking to Dave

 

I'd give him a little more credit than what you assume of his self control and attempts at sobriety. Also, I believe that he is smart enough to see that this is all meant to be light hearted in fun. It's not like he will take what he reads here seriously and stay face down in the gutter throughout his college days as a result. But in all fairness to what you say, "hey Dave, no booze for youz slick".

 

I didn't assume anything about anybody. On the other hand I know that having a single drink in Georgia can land you in jail for six months if you are under 21 even if you are not driving.

I'm looking for a job now and every application asks if the applicant has ever been arrested for DUI and a single drink will do that for an underage guy.

 

Booze is a test that most yout's will be tempted with at one time or another.
Moderation, always, while a rookie...because you don't want to wake up with a dick drawn on ur forehead, that you don't notice until a gas clerk laughs out loud....Makes for good memories though.

 

No. Hoped that bit would be funny.
Always keep your wits about you. Can relax only a little with friends.

 

Talk about it. No lying about that.

And don't be the first one to pass out! One time on a field trip to the French Quarter one night, a buddy passed out while walking down Bourbon Street. Fell flat on his face on the street. It was like somebody pressed the off button and down he went. Embarrassed us, his family and the Great State of Louisiana all at once. We drug him back to the van and loaded him up, then went back out to make up for his failure to maintain control (crapped his pants while in the truck). About the time the vampires start heading back to their coffins, we decided we had enough, grabbed some chow and went back home. After about 25 miles or so we had to stop on side of the road to stretch our legs and do what men have to do when drinking for 12 hours. As we were loading back up, I noticed a bluejay's head stuck on the rearview mirror. Fairly fresh too. I plucked it off and stuck it in my buddy's mouth as he was snoring. It must have went down quite a ways and got stuck. Man his eyes popped open wide and he was a$$holes and elbows trying to get out of the van. He hurled all kinds of strange goop on the side of the road while the rest of us were laughing ourselves silly. Had to be a strange site for the early morning folks riding down the road. On the way down there, we shot out road signs. This was back in the 80s so the statute of limitations have all run out. I am totally ashamed of myself. I think.

Good thing there wasn't any smart phones w/cameras back then.

 

Not sure what happened here.

 

Ewwwwwwwwwwww

 

(choke), that was friggin hilarious. A Hunter Thompson moment.

 

Hey guys its been a while but I feel it is a good time to give you all an update. As of 8 am this morning I am no longer a pledge in ATO. This means that I have been dropped and can no longer go to any social events that they are having for the rest of the semester and am not affiliated with them for the rest of this semester. When asked about what I did wrong the guy, who was the VP, said that they have a policy that says that they cannot divulge as to why they dropped me. I'm going to be very honest to you all but not long after I was told this, I cried my eyes out. I spent the past month and a half dedicating myself to ATO and all I got was good vibes from everyone, I was treated respectfully and I was accepted by them. That is what makes this an even bigger shock. Even the chapter president who I am very good friends with did not see this coming. There are 28 active members and it took 8 to vote me out. This has been a very big emotional shock to me and it will take a while for me to recover emotionally from this major setback. I will be looking for other opportunities to get involved in other organizations to 'fill the void.' I will say, this definitely changes the way I feel about fraternities. I was told that I would be allowed to rush again and give it another try in the spring but because of the emotional impact this had on me, I do not want to relive this day. If I do rush again it will be later on in my college tenure.

So far my 'former' pledge brothers and some of the actives have been treating me respectfully and have told me that they will still always be there for me. I can say that I will carry a bit of a grudge but I will not hold on to it forever. I won't even hold anything against the VP, the one who announced me being "de-pledged" this to me. The way I am going to see this is that this is one of many setbacks I will have in life and that this should be a time where I need to recover and move on and start looking for alternatives.

 

"Two months of college down the drain, might as well go and join the f-ing peace corps." Sorry, just had to adapt that line from the greatest college flick ever made, "Animal House" to your situation.

Tough luck on the frat deal. Sorry to hear that. There's other frats out there I'm sure, so go out there and find one. I'd rather pledge a sorority but that's just me.